Catherine Ann Mitchell in court for supplying drugs

An ‘unsophisticated’ attempt at mailing drugs to her own children through the post ended badly for a 54-year-old mum. Read what happened:

Catherine Ann Mitchell, 54, pleaded guilty in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court to two counts of supplying a dangerous drug and one count of failing to appear.

Postal workers got more than they bargained for when they found a woman’s drug stash, intended for her own children, hidden in a package.

Catherine Ann Mitchell, 54, pleaded guilty in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court to two counts of supplying a dangerous drug and one count of failing to appear.

On March 31, 2022, Mitchell was arrested in Gin Gin after a package she sent through the mail was found to contain 10g of cannabis, along with other items.

The court heard the care package was on its way to her two adult children.

She failed to appear before the court on June 13, for the drug supply charges and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

Catherine Ann Mitchell, 54, pleaded guilty in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court to two counts of supplying a dangerous drug and one count of failure to appear.

The next day, Mitchell handed herself in at the Bundaberg Police Station, stating she had “lost her paperwork.”

Police prosecutor Dean Burgess described the acts committed by Mitchell as ‘stupidity’.

“She’s a lady of 54 years-of-age, she really should know better by now,” he said.

“It could be dealt with by way of fines, and the fines should really reflect the stupidity of it and the seriousness of it.”

Her lawyer told the court his client’s decision to send the package was ‘spur-of-the-moment’.

“It was unsophisticated offending,” Mr Gray said.

Mitchell was fined $150 for failing to appear and $500 for supplying a dangerous drug, referred to SPER.

Convictions were recorded.